Anyone here work for MDC/USACE?

[fishinwrench]

12 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Me!?!?    You need to snap back to reality.  Your porn addled mind is running away with you again.   

Dude, I wasn't even talking to you.   I was responding to Oneshot.     

We were BSing about making money as a cable TV installer. 

  You're the troll that got a boner over it....and now you say it's ME with the porn addled mind?    Ugh🙄

[BilletHead]

1 hour ago, MOPanfisher said:

Has anyone ever considered that Fishinwrench may be Oneshots son?

                    I had that pegged years ago. We need a DNA report. 

[Mitch f]

I would go back and get your engineering degree. 3 more years right? To me it’s worth the credit hour cost. Engineers get snapped up immediately for a very good starting salary. You can be a laborer/fabricator/welder and make 50-60 K, or Machinist and make 75K, or an engineer and make 75K to start. Work hard manually and make decent money, or work hard as an engineer and make really good money...choose your hard.

[MrGiggles]

19 minutes ago, Mitch f said:

I would go back and get your engineering degree. 3 more years right? To me it’s worth the credit hour cost. Engineers get snapped up immediately for a very good starting salary. You can be a laborer/fabricator/welder and make 50-60 K, or Machinist and make 75K, or an engineer and make 75K to start. Work hard manually and make decent money, or work hard as an engineer and make really good money...choose your hard.

It's not just 3 years of time, but 3 years of tuition (~30k at least), and 3 years of living expenses. It would be a mortgage sized loan. 30 years of loan payments pretty much negate the extra salary.

I have no question that it is a good choice. I just don't see how it would be feasible in my situation.

[Mitch f]

24 minutes ago, MrGiggles said:

It's not just 3 years of time, but 3 years of tuition (~30k at least), and 3 years of living expenses. It would be a mortgage sized loan. 30 years of loan payments pretty much negate the extra salary.

I have no question that it is a good choice. I just don't see how it would be feasible in my situation.

Fair enough

Then I would evaluate yourself on your strengths and weaknesses and choose a job at larger company that you can maybe start out small and work your way up. With a big company you get a lot of exposure and typically good benefits. Many times those bigger companies will pay your way thru school as well.
 

just my .2 cents

[MrGiggles]

15 minutes ago, Mitch f said:

Fair enough

Then I would evaluate yourself on your strengths and weaknesses and choose a job at larger company that you can maybe start out small and work your way up. With a big company you get a lot of exposure and typically good benefits. Many times those bigger companies will pay your way thru school for you as well.
 

just my .2 cents

That's kind of what my thoughts are on getting with in a state job. MDC and USACE both offer tuition reimbursement, probably after a certain period of time, and the degree you're after likely needs to be something relevant to moving up in that company.

I wouldn't mind spinning wrenches for a few more years if it was means to an end. Frankly it doesn't bother me that much, I just don't want to do it for the rest of my life. If there was a job that is a little more appealing, even better.

I was hoping if there was someone currently working at either of those places, they could give the ins and outs of the hiring process, ways to network with the people that do the hiring, the amount of competition, etc.

[Mitch f]

7 hours ago, Devan S. said:

If your 1/4 done with an Mechanical Engineering degree I would focus on a degree like manufacturing technologies that isn't full blown engineering. 

My experience only but lots of rural America manufacturing facilities look for people with engineering qualities + real world knowledge without a degree that they can avoid paying engineering wages too. Its not right but its the reality.

Those people are few and far between, most degreed engineers cannot weld or work on production equipment or want to in a work environment. Most maintenance guys cannot or do not want to do things like prep power points for cost savings or design manufacturing fixtures. 

Most companies don't want to pay for a manufacturing engineer(60k+) but would gladly pay 45k and benefits for someone that can handle both maintenance and engineering. Lots of these positions exist and are taken by guys that are 55+ without a degree and they "worked" up through the company to their position. When they replace them they look for degrees but they don't really want those people if they can find someone who fits the bill. 

I know Sedalia has several places like this at a minimum.

I didn’t see this until now...good post

[Mitch f]

10 minutes ago, MrGiggles said:

That's kind of what my thoughts are on getting with in a state job. MDC and USACE both offer tuition reimbursement, probably after a certain period of time, and the degree you're after likely needs to be something relevant to moving up in that company.

I wouldn't mind spinning wrenches for a few more years if it was means to an end. Frankly it doesn't bother me that much, I just don't want to do it for the rest of my life. If there was a job that is a little more appealing, even better.

I was hoping if there was someone currently working at either of those places, they could give the ins and outs of the hiring process, ways to network with the people that do the hiring, the amount of competition, etc.

I would make a change now, a few more years spinning wrenchs and you’re right back to the same situation you’re in now. 

[MrGiggles]

Just now, Mitch f said:

I would make a change now, a few more years spinning wrenchs and you’re right back to the same situation you’re in now. 

I meant taking a fleet maintenance position somewhere else, not staying. 

I don't really want to stay here any longer than necessary, but won't quit until I have something else lined up.

[snagged in outlet 3]

2 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Dude, I wasn't even talking to you.   I was responding to Oneshot.     

We were BSing about making money as a cable TV installer. 

  You're the troll that got a boner over it....and now you say it's ME with the porn addled mind?    Ugh🙄

I didn’t get a boner over it.  I think you’re full of crap about a woman answering the door in a tee shirt and panties and all of the sudden your making whoopy.